Celebrate National Beer Day with a wild true story that sounds completely made up—but isn’t. In this solo episode of Are You Sh!#ing Me?, Brett dives into the shocking history behind April 7, 1933—the day beer became legal again in the United States after 13 years of Prohibition.

From the passing of the 18th Amendment and the strict enforcement of the Volstead Act, to the rise of speakeasies, bootleggers, and crime bosses like Al Capone, this episode uncovers how America went from dry to desperate.

But it gets darker—did the U.S. government really poison alcohol during Prohibition, leading to thousands of deaths? And how did Franklin D. Roosevelt help bring beer back just days into his presidency?

You’ll hear how Americans celebrated at midnight on April 7, 1933, drinking over 1.5 million barrels of beer in 24 hours, including a reported $5 million sold in Chicago alone. The twist? It was only 3.2% beer.

If you love weird history, shocking facts, alcohol history, or just need a reason to crack open a cold one—this episode is for you.

Cheers to the end of Prohibition, the return of beer, and one of the craziest days in American history.

Brett was avoiding something today. He doesn't remember what. Doesn't matter. What matters is that in 1919, a 2.5 million gallon tank of molasses exploded in Boston, sent a wave 15 feet high through the streets at 35 miles per hour, killed 21 people, drowned horses, and left the entire neighborhood sticky for decades.

Are You Shitting Me? — something learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

Cheers!

Brett was supposed to be doing something productive. He was not. Instead he fell into the documented, historically verified story of Joseph Pujol — a completely normal man with an abnormal talent who performed at the Moulin Rouge, out-earned the most celebrated actress of his era, and made women faint from laughing too hard. Doctors examined him. He was fine. He was just built different. This is the most accidentally motivational episode of Are You Shitting Me? to date.

Something Brett learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

Cheers!